Setup guide

Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance
Initial Configuration
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Initial Configuration
There are essentially four parts to configuring the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance.
The first three steps are documented in this manual:
• Establishing a Serial Console Connection, page 3-14
• Configuring the Cisco Secure ACS Appliance, page 3-15
• Verifying the Initial Configuration, page 3-20
Note The fourth and final part of the configuration, which includes establishing
administrative and user accounts and configuring network connections, is
performed via the HTML interface and is detailed in the User Guide for Cisco
Secure ACS Appliance.
Establishing a Serial Console Connection
Before you can perform the initial configuration of Cisco Secure ACS Appliance,
you must establish a serial console connection to it. This requires a PC, two DB-9
to RJ-45 adapters (provided), an RJ-45 cable (provided), and Telnet
communications software (Hyper Terminal or equivalent).
To establish a serial console connection, follow these steps:
Note If you performed the procedure in Connecting Cables, page 3-11, you can skip to
Step 2.
Step 1 Connect a console to the serial console port on the back panel:
a. Attach a DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter (provided) to the serial port of the console.
b. Attach a DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter (provided) to the serial port of the Cisco
Secure ACS Appliance. For the location of the serial port, see Figure 1-3 on
page 1-5.
c. Use an RJ-45 cable (provided) to connect the console to the Cisco Secure
ACS Appliance.